Thirteen-year-old Sophie had been bullied (欺凌) at school for over two years. She had had her keys and mobile phone stolen. She had also been knocked off her bicycle, kicked and punched(以拳重击). She tried to fight back, but it always seemed to be her, not the bullies, who got into trouble.
Her headmaster encourages students to look after one another. He encouraged Sophie to play the guitar in a school concert. It gave Sophie new confidence and earned her respect from the other students.
Sadly, Sophie’s story is not rare. Bullying is always around us. They can take many forms. And there are new bullies. Cyber (网络的) bullies can be harder to avoid and harder to catch. It is too easy to send a nameless threat by text, or post something insulting (侮辱的) on social media. Yet the results can be serious for the victim.
But help is out there. There are many charities and organizations giving support to young people. Remember one very important piece of advice: If you are being bullied, don’t put up with it – tell someone.
1.In the beginning, Sophie found it __________ to fight back when she was bullied.
A.important B.easy C.helpful D.difficult
2.We can infer(推断) from the article that cyber bullies__________?
A.can be harder to stay away from B.are less serious than school bullies
C.have a long history D.are a result of school bullies
3.The writers starts to talk about the topic of bullies by __________.
A.explaining what bullies are B.giving an example
C.discussing how common it is D.mentioning ways to fight
School trip
Join us on a school trip to Cardiff on Saturday, May 13.
We will spend the morning in the city center. For lunch, we’ll have a picnic in the park. In the afternoon, we will visit the Science and Technology Museum.
Price:$20
Meet in the school parking lot at 8:00 a.m. Please arrive on time. We will return to the school at 5:30 p.m.
Important: School trip update
Dear students, We hope you can come on our school trip next weekend. Unfortunately, the Science and Technology Museum is closed for renovations(整修)on Saturday, but we have tickets for St Fagans National History Museum instead. The good news is that the entry is free, so the trip will just cost S10 each.
Arrival and departure(出发)times are the same.
Stuart Noble
Head teacher
Word Bank: Update 更新 Unfortunately: 不幸的是entry: 进入
1.Where will the students finally go in the afternoon?
A.The city center. B.The park.
C.St Fagans National History Museum. D.The Science and Technology Museum.
2.How much should each student pay for the school trip?
A.$20 B.$15 C.$10 D.It’s for free.
3.The second notice is supposed (为了) to _________.
A.further explain the details B.tell students about changes in the plan
C.tell students the date D.repeat the plan for the school trip
As the world has become a global village(地球村),there are many ways to learn about a country. Reading a book and watching a movie are both good _____ .But here is another way-through statistics(数据).
US comic website DogHouse Diaries _____ statistics from sources(来源)including World Bank and Guinness(吉尼斯)World Records. Then,they made a world map based on these statistics to show _____ each country is like.
The US was _____ an interesting title-the country that eats the most hot dogs. Hot dogs are the most popular food in America. It is reported that US people eat as _____ as 20 billion hot dogs a year. That's about 70 hot dogs per person each year.
Japan is a leading country in robots. Many _____ of robots such as sport robots,servant(服务员)robots and even human like ones,are invented by Japanese companies. This is a country where robots are most _____ used.
Other countries with interesting titles include Canada,who sells the most maple syrup(枫糖浆),NewZealand that _____ the most sheep,and South Koreans are mostly workaholics(工作狂).
___ ,these statistics cannot tell you everything about a country. Reading maps or studying statistics is far from a(n) ______ idea. If you want to know what a country is really like,go there in person. It is a good idea to surround yourself in its culture and history.
1.A.instructions B.choices C.problems D.challenges
2.A.creates B.produces C.collects D.introduces
3.A.what B.how C.when D.why
4.A.given B.seen C.made D.taken
5.A.high B.many C.few D.large
6.A.types B.uses C.shapes D.sizes
7.A.shortly B.quickly C.simply D.widely
8.A.raises B.grows C.plants D.holds
9.A.Otherwise B.Therefore C.Although D.However
10.A.useful B.perfect C.interesting D.friendly
-Why did you take part in the charity walk? You are not good at running at all.
- ____________________. I run to show that I can help others.
A.I can't agree more B.Not exactly
C.That's not the point D.It sounds like a pity.
On April Fools’ Day, we play jokes on friends. The jokes and their victims __________ April Fools.
A. call B. are calling C. called D. are called
Li Ao, one of my favourite Chinese writer, ___________ earlier this year. He was a man who was never afraid of any power.
A. passed down B. passed on C. passed off D. passed away